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Am sure I'm dating myself here, but back in the 80's there was a Priazzo Pizza from Pizza hut that rocked. It was, more or less, a stuffed pizza; not like the stuffed crust one out now but more like s'barros stuffed pizza. Awesome pie. Why did they get rid of it!

Dash Wrote:
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> Am sure I'm dating myself here, but back in the
> 80's there was a Priazzo Pizza from Pizza hut that
> rocked. It was, more or less, a stuffed pizza;
> not like the stuffed crust one out now but more
> like s'barros stuffed pizza. Awesome pie. Why
> did they get rid of it!
>
> Dash
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Hell yeah. They had like 4 different ones IIRC... I remember getting the Napoli all the time.

Dash Wrote:
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God I loved the Priazzo. My first job was a server at Pizza Hut and that is when they had the Priazzo. I have tried some great stuffed pizza since then, but quite frankly, nothing has come close to it. Back then they used to make all their own dough on site, now they just order pre-packaged crap. I find it odd that only certain pizza crusts come in certain sizes and their p-zones are only with certain toppings. Sometimes I wish I could talk with one of the old cooks and see if they remember the recipe.

I know this thread is 6+ years old but I heard a rumor that priazzo is making a comeback. Those things were so awesome!!! Like a double decker thincrust job. This might pull the hut out of their sales slump. The hot dog crust pizza was their worst idea ever!
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Dash Wrote:
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> Am sure I'm dating myself here, but back in the
> 80's there was a Priazzo Pizza from Pizza hut that
> rocked. It was, more or less, a stuffed pizza;
> not like the stuffed crust one out now but more
> like s'barros stuffed pizza. Awesome pie. Why
> did they get rid of it!
>
> Dash

I would buy one after work on Friday and eat off it all weekend. Good stuff.

so hongry Wrote:
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> I know this thread is 6+ years old but I heard a
> rumor that priazzo is making a comeback. Those
> things were so awesome!!! Like a double decker
> thincrust job. This might pull the hut out of
> their sales slump. The hot dog crust pizza was
> their worst idea ever!

That hotdog stuffed crust was good. They used oscar meyer all beef footlong hotdogs. They were never sold in this area as far as I know but they had them in the Ocean city area at one time.

In a skillet, brown grnd beef, onion, and green pepper; drain. Divide 1 loaf of bread in half. Press over the bottom and up the sides of two 9 inch pie pans. Sprinkle each pie with 1 1/2 c. of cheese. Divide beef mix in half and spoon over cheese. Top with pepperoni, mushrooms, and black olives. Devide remaining loaf of bread; form two 10 inch circles, cover each pie with dough; crimp edges to seal. Spread half the sauce over each pie. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 400 for 25-30 min.

I was just looking up Priazzo to show my kid and there was your question. It was awesome! Bought it once a week in my early twenties working construction.
I think it didn't stick around because it didn't look like a lot of food. Were they ever wrong. I need to look for a way to make it.
Thanks for the post.

Robinson HS 80 Wrote:
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> There was this chick that went to Robinson HS
> about 79-80 that would blow you if you bought her
> a personal pan pizza on a date.
>
> Oh those were great days.

so hongry Wrote:
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> I know this thread is 6+ years old but I heard a
> rumor that priazzo is making a comeback. Those
> things were so awesome!!! Like a double decker
> thincrust job. This might pull the hut out of
> their sales slump. The hot dog crust pizza was
> their worst idea ever!

Hot dog and cheese stuffed pizza crust is all the rage now! Shit is good!

My first job was at Pizza Hut in 87 making $3.85 an hour, plus a free small 1 topping pizza a day.

Back then there were only 2 crust available, pan and thin. Pan pizza's were personal, big topper (lunch only) small medium and large. One of the jobs at the end of the night was oiling the pans, small 1 squirt, medium 2 squirts, large 3 squirts. Each squirt was pretty generous.

Priazzo's were made from the thin crust, so you put the dough through the roller and placed it in a medium pan, Sauce toppings, cheese. 2nd layer of thin crust, sauce cheese. To get it to bake evenly we had to stick a metal ring heavily coated with vegelene with prongs in it.

The things didn't sell, on a busy night we would sell 5-10 at the most, however they were delicious.

Little Caesars in huntsman when they served the pizza in huge paper bags! They didn't have those cool white tables (like Pizza Hut) to keep the cheese from sticking to the bag.
Chopsticks Chinese food next door was the bomb too.
After stuffing my face, I would go inside to that tiny, mold emanating EROLs video.....
After getting "fright night" on VHS for the twelfth time, I would sit in those Epcot like chairs outside giant and watch all the plus sized women shop at dress barn....nothing sexier than career women in stockings and easy spirit pumps. As a virgin, I already knew that overworked and underpaid soccer moms would be the BEST PUSSY....
I didn't need movies about STIFLERs mom to know what's up...milf pussy 4 Eva!

pizza gnomb Wrote:
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> Robinson HS 80 Wrote:
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> -----
> > There was this chick that went to Robinson HS
> > about 79-80 that would blow you if you bought
> her
> > a personal pan pizza on a date.
> >
> > Oh those were great days.
>
>
> "Her" name was Jerry.

Dash Wrote:
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> Am sure I'm dating myself here, but back in the
> 80's there was a Priazzo Pizza from Pizza hut that
> rocked. It was, more or less, a stuffed pizza;
> not like the stuffed crust one out now but more
> like s'barros stuffed pizza. Awesome pie. Why
> did they get rid of it!
>
> Dash

I remember it. I ordered it just once. It seemed like a cross between pizza and lasagna. You had to eat it with a fork.

I remember that pizza. My parents got it for us once when we lived over in King's Park. They used to just go pick up Domino's from the KP shopping center or get Arthur Treacher's if they were out in Fairfax Circle.

But this time the ordered this Priazzo. It gave all of us uncontrollable diarrhea for about two days after we ate it. My parents never got it again.

Hey remembering... where did you live in King's Park? I lived on Cromwell Dr. back then. Probably went to KP elem and KG elem together. haha those were the days. Roayl Pool... Parliament Pool... good times.

I remember this pizza, too. It was pretty, um, filling? We used to get domino's from KP shopping center too. Or go to Angies if we were going out for pizza. Or Shakey's in Annandale - all you can eat and they had that little arcade.

KP'er Wrote:
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> Hey remembering... where did you live in King's
> Park? I lived on Cromwell Dr. back then. Probably
> went to KP elem and KG elem together. haha those
> were the days. Roayl Pool... Parliament Pool...
> good times.
>
> I remember this pizza, too. It was pretty, um,
> filling? We used to get domino's from KP shopping
> center too. Or go to Angies if we were going out
> for pizza. Or Shakey's in Annandale - all you can
> eat and they had that little arcade.
>
> Good times.

Another KP kid here. Do you remember the Fortuna restaurant in KP shopping center? A big greasy Italian guy named Wally owned the place. He would sell us just one beer in a dark glass if we were over 16. We thought we were so cool drinking beer underage. He would only sell us one beer each per day.

Vinnie's, too. It was always a treat when our folks would take us to Vinnie's. They had this guy who played and sang lounge-y cover songs in the bar/lounge area. Our folks would let us go up and tip him to play stuff like piano man or other songs he knew.

KP was a great place to grow up. So many kids and friends. We would pretty much just roam the neighborhood and play during the summer - no worries about getting messed with or anything like that. I hear it's not the best neighborhood anymore which is kinda sad.

cromwell dr Wrote:
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> I do remember that place!
>
> Vinnie's, too. It was always a treat when our
> folks would take us to Vinnie's. They had this guy
> who played and sang lounge-y cover songs in the
> bar/lounge area. Our folks would let us go up and
> tip him to play stuff like piano man or other
> songs he knew.
>
> KP was a great place to grow up. So many kids and
> friends. We would pretty much just roam the
> neighborhood and play during the summer - no
> worries about getting messed with or anything like
> that. I hear it's not the best neighborhood
> anymore which is kinda sad.

Yeah I sold my Dads KP house a couple years back after he passed away in the house he bought in 1970. Asian folks bought the house and they are renting it to multiple GMU kids. More and more KP houses are going that route according to the realtor. I guess college students can pay good rent money and are not picky about cosmetic flaws in the houses. I used to love playing with my friends at the creek that flowed through the neighborhood between Thames and Parliament.

Joe and Vinnies in Warrenton makes a deep dish pizza that is very close to the Priazzo. Joe no longer works there but Vinnie has been there 25 plus years. If you go and see Vinnie be sure to say "Fuck You" with a smile on your face. He is one of those New York Italians who say "Fuck you" instead of "Hi how you doin?" The restaurant is a shithole but the food is fantastic.

LetsRock Wrote:
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> Dash Wrote:
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> -----
> > Am sure I'm dating myself here, but back in the
> > 80's there was a Priazzo Pizza from Pizza hut
> that
> > rocked. It was, more or less, a stuffed pizza;
> > not like the stuffed crust one out now but more
> > like s'barros stuffed pizza. Awesome pie. Why
> > did they get rid of it!
> >
> > Dash
>
>
> I remember it. I ordered it just once. It seemed
> like a cross between pizza and lasagna. You had
> to eat it with a fork.

pizzsmn Wrote:
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> Get a pan pizza with the toppings you like and
> extra cheese then get a thin crust pizza of the
> same size and gently lay it on top of the pan
> pizza. Thats as close to a priazzo as you can get.

a cook Wrote:
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> I used to work at pizza hut back in the day. When
> you cooked a Priazzo you had to cook it on one of
> these fucking things.

So did the pizza sit on top or did the spikes go into the pizza from the bottom? I would think the heat going through the spikes into the pizza would more evenly cook it. Wonder if you can buy something like that today? If they brought it back for a limited time I'm all in. Might try to make my own in the meantime. Not hungry for leftover Chinese after reading this thread!

starvin marvin Wrote:
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> a cook Wrote:
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> > I used to work at pizza hut back in the day.
> When
> > you cooked a Priazzo you had to cook it on one
> of
> > these fucking things.
>
> So did the pizza sit on top or did the spikes go
> into the pizza from the bottom? I would think the
> heat going through the spikes into the pizza would
> more evenly cook it. Wonder if you can buy
> something like that today? If they brought it back
> for a limited time I'm all in. Might try to make
> my own in the meantime. Not hungry for leftover
> Chinese after reading this thread!

Robinson HS 80 Wrote:
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> There was this chick that went to Robinson HS
> about 79-80 that would blow you if you bought her
> a personal pan pizza on a date.
>
> Oh those were great days.

Robinson Ram Wrote:
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> Robinson HS 80 Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
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> > There was this chick that went to Robinson HS
> > about 79-80 that would blow you if you bought
> her
> > a personal pan pizza on a date.
> >
> > Oh those were great days.
>
>
> Was her name Susan?

I remember when they sold me some damn cooler jug that you were supposed to get free soda refills forever with. Like 2 months later nobody knows anything about it. Still haven't forgiven them for that shit.

How can they end up with a dough that has to be thrown out if it was made by someone called the "dough master"? How many pieces of dough have to be thrown out before the master is no longer the master?

I thought I was the only one to remember the Priazzo. Best thing Pizza Hut ever sold, IMO. I'm not even sure that Pizza Hut delivered back in those days - we always ate in the restaurant. You would order from the waitress and she would bring that wonderful Priazzo to your table on a tray and she would put it on a little stand and leave you with a serving utensil. Now I think many/most of them do not even have waitresses, table service, etc.

The deep dish pizza from Giordano's in Chicago is the closest I've found.

Fool me once Wrote:
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> I remember when they sold me some damn cooler jug
> that you were supposed to get free soda refills
> forever with. Like 2 months later nobody knows
> anything about it. Still haven't forgiven them
> for that shit.
>
>
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Woah, dude. That kitchen needs some serious updating. Coil burners on the stove?? That is so 1995!

it was in the 1990's doctors exposed grease factories as heart attack makers and intestine ruiners

PIzza Hut franchise has had 30 yrs to change and only added more grease. Reason: they are not out for return customers. They are out to rip off nuevo riche family who want to buy into franchises - sell them land, force them into selling it back at a big loss.